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‘Joy dancer’ hangs up his shoes

forged in adversity

GREGORY Maqoma used to steal his mother’s wigs and pretend to be Michael Jackson or Tina Turner, dancing and singing their hits, not knowing that one day he would be a global star in his own right.

The multi-award-winning dancer, producer and choreographer is on a world tour to celebrate the end of his dancing career which has seen him perform on stages across the world; on

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